Marine Weather and TidesWaves, NC

Version 3.4

What's New / NOTES
10/6/2018 Colors of tide XTide graphs changed to emphasize that they were upgraded. See next note. Comments welcome.
10/4/2018 I have fixed XTide and updated the harmonic files. There were some name changes so you might have to click EDIT to find the new station name.

Sunrise 6:48AM

Sunset 4:54PM

Thursday November 22, 2018 5:21 AM EST (10:21 UTC)

Moonrise 5:49PM

Moonset 6:47AM

Illumination 100%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

Synopsis
Strong high pressure will build in from the north today through
Friday. The next storm system will affect the region Friday
night into Saturday followed by a cold front on Monday.

Near term through today
As of 3 am Thursday... The backdoor cold front is pushing south
of the pamlico sound early this morning and will push offshore
in the next couple hours. CAA is quickly ramping up behind the
front are currently seeing northerly wind gusts around 20-30
mph along the coast. Strong CAA persists through the day with
high pressure building in from the north keeping temps chilly
despite abundant sunshine. High expected in the mid 40s northern
areas to upper 40s lower 50s south.

Short term tonight
As of 315 am Thursday... High pressure continues to ridge into
the area from the north tonight bringing clear skies and the
coldest temps so far this fall. Lows expected in the mid to
upper 20s well inland and low to mid 30s along the coast. Have
issued a freeze warning for all counties except obx dare hyde
and carteret where temps expected to remain just above freezing.

Long term Friday through Wednesday
As of 300 am thu... Quiet weather with chilly temperatures
Friday will give way to a wet windy day for Saturday. Another
cold front will bring a chance of showers Monday before another
cold surge of air arrives for the middle of next week.

Friday night through Saturday night... Still some model
differences in handling the next system. Mid-level trough
becomes negatively tilted Friday night into early Saturday as a
surface low develops in the western gulf region Friday night and
moves near or just offshore Saturday. Preferred the ecmwf
solution with a weaker and more progressive low as the gfs
continues to produce two separate lows. Rain will begin to move
into the region late Friday night and have gone with categorical
pops Saturday with rainfall totals approaching 1 inch. Made some
changes to beginning and ending of precip and added isold tsra
mention imd cst cstl wtrs Sat per ECMWF and NAM shewing weak
instab. Lows Fri night will range from around 40 deep inland to
around 50 beaches. With low lvl flow becoming SE to S Sat with
expected inland low track temps will climb into the 60s. Showers
will end quickly from SW to NE late Sat and Sat evening with
lows in the 40s inland to 50s beaches.

Sunday through Monday... High pres will quickly cross the area
sun and move offshore Sun night ahead of approaching cold front.

The front will cross the area Mon with sct shra expected. Mdls
vary of how much moisture front will have to work with as latest
ecmwf shows decent amount of QPF espcly cst. Will keep pops in
chc range for now. Highs will reach the low mid 60s Sunday then
reach mid upr 60s Mon ahead of the front.

Tuesday through Wednesday... Cool high pressure will build into
the region from west for the middle of next week as a cutoff low
sits over the great lakes. This should lead to a period of below
normal temperatures from mid into late next week, with dry
conditions expected.

Aviation 08z Thursday through Monday
Short term through tonight ...

as of 2 am Thursday...VFR conditions will prevail through the
taf period as cold high pressure builds into the region.

Northerly winds expected to gust to around 20 kt after daybreak
through much of the day.

Long term Friday through Monday ...

as of 300 am thu...VFR conditions expected thru Friday night as
high pres passes to the N and moves offshore. Clouds increase
Friday night but CIGS look to stay inVFR range. Shra will
become widespread Sat as low pres lifts NE near the area with
subVFR likely to develop.VFR conditions should return under
the influence of high pressure later Sat night and Sunday. A
cold front will cross Mon with sct shra and poss brief subVFR
at times.

Marine
Short term through tonight ...

as of 330 am Thursday... A cold front will push south of the
waters early this morning with strong high pressure building in
from the north through the short term. The northerly surge is
quickly ramping up behind the front and expect north wind
around 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt today. Winds become
northeast tonight and relax slightly across the northern and
inland waters but continue around 20-25 kt across the central
and southern coastal waters. Seas presently around 3-5 ft but
continue to build today peaking around 5-8 ft this evening, then
begins to slowly subside late tonight. Continue the SCA for all
waters today and then across the pamlico sound and coastal
waters tonight.

Long term Fri through Monday ...

as of 300 am thu... Poor boating much of this period with bouts
of gusty winds and elevated seas.

Fri night winds become E as high pres moves offshore to the n
with speeds increasing to 10 to 20 kt N and 15 to 25 kt s. These
winds will keep seas AOA 6 ft central and SRN wtrs. With low
pres expected to track inland from coast Sat will have gusty se
to S winds with gusts near 30 kts outer wtrs and seas building
to 6 to 10 ft. Winds become W to NW 10 to 20 kt Sat night into
sun as low pres moves to the N and high pres builds in from the
w. Seas finally expected to drop below 6 ft by Sunday evening.

Sw winds 15 to 25 kts first part of Mon shift to the W as front
cross in the aftn with seas 5 to 7 ft.

Weather Map and Satellite Images

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Wind Forecast for Newport/Morehead City, NC (5,6,7,8)

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